emption
noun
emp·tion
ˈem(p)shən
plural -s
1
: the act of buying : purchase
relieved both of the emption of stuffs and of the payment of tailors and property-makers
E. K. Chambers
E. K. Chambers2
: right of emption
emptional adjective
-shənᵊl
Word History
Etymology
Latin emption-, emptio, from emptus (past participle of emere to buy) + -ion-, -io -ion
- in the neighborhood
- in the neighborhood of
- in the next life
- in the nick of time
- in the normal course of business
- in the not too distant future
- in the nude
- in the offing
- in the open
- in the order of
- in the ordinary course of business
- in the ordinary way
- in the original
- in the pay of
- in the person of
- in the picture
- in the pink
- in the pipeline
- in the pocket of
- in the pocket of (someone)
- in the pocket of someone
- in the presence of
- in the presence of (someone)
- in the presence of someone
- in the process